Natural Sciences Research Seminars

Speaker: Ajibola Ajagbe

An update on my research progress covering 02/2024 up until 02/2025

Speaker: Rihan Othman

An investigation into the obstacles of establishing a solar farm in Libya and exporting it to Europe.

Speaker: Paul Methven, CEO of UKIFS Ltd

Paul Methven will deliver a 45 minute seminar, introducing the STEP programme, which is run by UKAEA to demonstrate the ability to generate electricity from nuclear fusion. Paul will explain the challenges and ambition of the STEP programme, as well as its design philosophy and industrial engagement. A Q&A Session...

Speaker: Roger Rothon

The proposed implementation of mineral based carbon capture technology will lead to large quantities of metal carbonates, especially those containing calcium and magnesium which will be produced in amounts of giga-tonnes per year. The major magnesium carbonate arising is nesquehonite, MgCO3·3H2O, has significant potential for conversion (“curing”) into low density...

Speaker: Stephen Davies

Photovoltaics are increasingly becoming an indispensable addition to global electrical power generation, and research into more efficient PV devices is key to making this a feasible alternative to more highly polluting power generation methods. To reduce “wasted” light incident on PV cells new surfaces incorporating topographically novel gratings have been...

Speaker: Asaf Khan and nuclear energy professionals from Sellafield Ltd

As part of the “Physics Student Seminar Series” of the University of Chester, Asaf Khan and nuclear energy professionals from Sellafield Ltd, will offer a webinar on career prospects in the Nuclear Technology sector. The webinar will start with an introduction to the UK nuclear industry landscape, followed by career...

Speaker: Alex Kippax, University of Chester, and Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury Laboratory

The aim of this project is twofold. Firstly, to quantify the impact of using a digital micro-mirror device (DMD) for diffraction and interference, in comparison with the theory for mechanical apertures. This was done by displaying masks of single and double slits on the DMD and recording the patterns it...

Speaker: Andrew Cooper, Evora Edge

As part of British Science Week, the Physics student seminar series is back with a webinar on the emerging field of building physics. Andrew Cooper – a practising building physics consultant, will explain what building physics is, its central role in decarbonisation and how it is used both nationally and...

Speaker: Lewis Finlow, University of Chester

Vanadium Redox Flow batteries (VRFBs) have been gaining commercial ground as a possible storage solution to the intermittent nature of some forms of renewable energy. Their relatively simple and flexible design makes them technically and economically capable of scale-up to grid level. Energy is stored electrochemically, using the multiple oxidation...

Speaker: Prof Viv Kendon, University of Strathclyde

Computers are everywhere: in phones, cars, toasters, on the moon, in orbit, leaving the solar system, running the internet, keeping track of your money, deliveries, the NHS. Every year we are urged to upgrade to the latest, fastest model. But what exactly is a computer, and how can we build...